1 We drove to Newport Friday early afternoon to avoid traffic, checked into our hotel, and went to dinner at one of our favorite places, The Mooring Seafood Kitchen
2 Our friend's daughter's wedding wasn't until Saturday evening, so in the morning we took a "Colonial Newport" walking tour from the Museum of Newport History. First stop was the Jailhouse Inn, the site of Newport's original police station and jail.
3 St. Paul's United Methodist Church built in 1807 and the first Methodist church in the world to have a steeple and a bell.
4 The White Horse Tavern, built as a residence in 1652 and converted to a tavern in 1673, is recognized as the oldest operating restaurant in the US and the 10th oldest in the world.
5 View down Broadway and the front of the Old Colony House built in 1739
6 The Wanton-Lyman-Hazard House built in 1697 is the oldest surviving house in Newport
7 The United Baptist Church is the second oldest Baptist congregation in the US established in 1638. The present building was built in 1846.
8 Touro Synagogue is the oldest synagogue in the US
9 Touro Synagogue is the oldest synagogue in the US
10 Captain George Buckmaster, a wealthy sea merchant and Congregationalist, built his house in 1768. Notably, he rented rooms to Isaac Touro, the spiritual leader of the Jewish Synagogue from 1759-1776.
11 The house of Samuel Hopkins, the first minister of the First Congregational Church
12 The William Vernon House is one of the most historically significant buildings in Newport because the Comte de Rochambeau, Commander-in-Chief of the French forces, used the home as his headquarters during the Revolutionary War and both George Washington and the Marquis de Lafayette visited him there.
13 Cornelius Vanderbilt II's son Alfred built this mansion for himself in 1909, but never moved in. Instead he donated it to the city of Newport who dedicated it as a YMCA for over 65 years. Today it is a luxury boutique hotel.
14 After our tour it was time for a light lunch at the Midtown Oyster Bar
15 Maine uni and sesame tuna sashimi
16 The oysters on offer
17 Dutchies and LIttlenecks! 🦪
